The last rites of lt. Col. Bikramjeet Singh, who was martyred in a terror attack at Samba in Jammu on Thursday, was conducted here at crematorium Sec 25 on Friday afternoon with full military honour and gun salute.
lt Gen Philip Compose, General Officer Commanding in Chief, Western Command and a number of senior Army and civilian dignitaries were present to lay the wreaths and honour the Martyr.
The body of lt Col Singh, Second-in-Command, 16 light Cavalry, was brought back to Chandimandir, Western Command, on Thursday evening.
From Chandimandir to Crematorium the body was brought in an open truck and the coffin was wrapped in Tri-colour.
lt Col Bikramjeet is survived by his wife Navneet Kaur, daughter Ramneet and aged parents Major Paramjit Singh and luvpreet Kaur.
Wreaths were also laid on behalf of Governor of Punjab, Chief Minister of Punjab, the Chief of Army Staff, General Officer Commanding 2 Corps, Commander, Punjab Haryana and Himachal (I) Sub Area and Station Commander, Chandimandir and other civil dignitaries.
Before his posting to Jammu and Kashmir a few months back, he was based at Ganganagar.
Three terrorists sneaked across the border into Jammu and Kashmir and killed 10 people, including the lieutenant Colonel.
Badal and Hooda skip cremation
Though chief ministers of Punjab and Haryana Parkash Singh Badal and Bhupinder Singh Hooda were in Chandigarh on Friday, they skipped the cremation.
While the Punjab Chief Minister was busy in the inauguration of a newly constructed Hockey stadium and multi stadium besides laying foundation stones in Mohali, the Haryana chief minister was also in city and busy in different function. Even the Governors of both States were in Chandigarh.
None of the senior politicians from both the states preferred to join the last rites of the martyr who lost his life for the nation.
On the other hand, wreaths were laid on behalf of Governor of Punjab and Chief Minister of Punjab.
Only Punjab BJP president Kamal Sharma, some councilors of Chandigarh Municipal Corporation and few senior officers of Chandigarh administration attended the cremation here.